Russell puts 6-1 in Hamilton in 7 races

Lewis Hamilton He left to see himself fighting for the eighth F1 World CupHave to fight Mercedes W13 Complex and apparently in 2022 George Russell In their direct comparison. The 24-year-old pilot has a great season Mercedes There is still room for improvement, and it is currently the third best car on the grid. Especially at first, despite the difficulties that single-seaters had George He was able to squeeze the strength of this car, the race pace, every Sunday to maximize his results.So much Williams ex He The only driver on the F1 grid to be in the top 5 in all races This year’s.He was in 4th place Bahrain5th place Saudi Arabia,3rd place Australia,4th Imola5th place Miami,3rd place 5th in Barcelona and Monaco.. In short, he added two podiums in seven appointments, took fourth place in the championship and scored 84 points. Sainz When you have a good car, it shouldn’t take long to happen to you.

Classification result

Supporting Russell 3-4

Bahrain: Hamilton 5th-Russell 9th
Saudi Arabia: Russell 6th, Hamilton 16th
Australia: Hamilton 5th-Russell 6th
Imola: Russell 11th-Hamilton 13th
Miami: Hamilton 6th-Russell 12th
Barcelona: Russell 4th-6th in Hamilton
Monaco: Russell 6th-Hamilton 8th

Race results

In support of Russell 6-1

Bahrain: Hamilton 3rd-Russell 4th
Saudi Arabia: Russell 5th-Hamilton 10th
Australia: Russell 3rd-Hamilton 4th (Lewis with safety obstacles)
Imola: Russell 4th-Hamilton 13th
Miami: Russell 5th-Hamilton 6th
Barcelona: Russell 3rd-5th Hamilton
Monaco: Russell 5th-Hamilton 8th

Result of Russell In contrast to them Hamilton..Lewis Australian safety car And Miami His team’s strategy didn’t work in his favor. He was able to stay ahead of his partner in both appointments. But more is expected from the seven World Champions.

Two weeks ago in Barcelona, ​​a British pilot recognized it. He had a car to recreate Russell’s 4th place in “qualy”, but admitted he couldn’t because it wasn’t properly balanced and felt comfortable. .. He said he must nevertheless continue to work on adapting to single-seaters, which is a step forward.

And a week later Monaco, Russell He overcame him again. In this case, Briton was impaired because he couldn’t make his attempt due to Perez’s last red flag in qualifying, but Russell, like Norris, had his last third quarter before the incident. I actually made an attempt at. The next day, running, Hamilton Was stopped by Stephen OconIt gave him a touch, and Alonso’s pace at the final stint couldn’t move forward and finished in 8th place.

After seven races, Hamilton took sixth place in the world championships, scoring 50 points. Russell And with much worse results like his 13th place ImolaWhere Russell Rise from 11th to 4th, 10th Jeddah Or 8th in Monaco. in the meantime, Russell I was always in the top five.Because it stands out Hamilton He was able to overtake his new teammate only in the first round of the year when he was third in Bahrain.

Toto Wolff protects Lewis

Toto Wolff Came out to protect Lewis Hamilton at the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix. In a statement released by the official F1 website, Mercedes main team He emphasized that Lewis Hamilton did not benefit from the racing situation at several events this year, which is influencing his final result. This will change what Toto trusts in the rest of the championship.Everyone believes Hamilton is suffering from many “Unfortunate situation” And despite the differences seen between Russell and Hamilton at the start of the championship, both “With the same rhythm”..

“Looking at the losers Luis had, I think he got in touch with Esteban Ocon in today’s race and got stuck behind Fernando (Alonso), the red flag in yesterday’s qualifying … And you know what happened in the previous race. I think the pendulum will shake and stop at Lewis in these unfortunate situations. “He pointed out.

“He was there and approached Land (Norris)’s pit stop window, or it was his pace, so he could have fought on the front lines with George and Land. They are on the same beat. In free practice, one leads, then the other. It’s also great how they work together to straighten the car, as it needs to be straightened. “Wolff has been added.

“We have two very strong drivers, but the fact that the gaps are about the same is a big nuisance for all of us. Optimistically 5/10 and pessimistic 8/10. It’s close. And that’s clearly unacceptable to all of us at Mercedes. “ Wolff added his part about the remaining differences between the two major teams, Red Bull and Ferrari, for this year’s Mercedes, despite the evolution that got off to a good start in these final tests.